Target-trap.



No. 827,413. PATBNTBD JULY 31. 1906. W. s. BOWERS.Y TARGET TRAP.

APPLUATIGN FILED CGT.3`1,190:"

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TARGET-TRAP.

Specioaticn of Letters Patent.

Patented July 31, 1966.

Application iled October 3L 1955i Serial No. 235.233.

VTo all whom hay conce-rn..- i Y Beit known that I, WILSON S. Bowers; ecitizen of the United States, residing et Blenden, in the county ofBerks and Stm'c of A Pennsylvenimlmw invented new sind usefulImprovements in Target-Traps, of which the following is n.specification.

This invention relates to im rovements in terget-traps; end the object 0my device is 1o to produce strep of com erstively Simple construction,one that will e positive in ec-V tion 'one that will set itselfauton1aticelly,nnd in w 'oh e plurality of targets Ineybethrown y withthe seine ease as a smrle target. x5` The invention consistsoinovel'eetures of construction, which will he fully described in thefollowin Spcciicution endcleorly illustrated in te eccopipenyingdrawings, in :Whichzo -F' ure i shows a side elevetion of my trop fclosle and readyto be sprung. Fig. 2 shows a. plan view of thesame,'showing in dotted lines the position assumed when et its full openposition. g A' The numeral l designates any suitable foundation.

2 is the hase of the machine and has a lug joined thereon, in which theregulating or ald- .justing lever ispivoted. Y 3o; 4 designates en upriht ivotall mounted on the base and ca ab e o pivot or oseille.- "tormovement. his upright carries theY entire operating mechanism, includingthe' main erm 5, which is pivoted at 6 te the heed piece i',Y seid ermbein provided Wit'rnslot 5', engaged by e clam -bolt 6", thnt passestransversely throng ie heed-piece end serves to'secure the arm inposition adjustably with relation to the heedieee. This 4o heedpi`ecehas a. peir of Qgui e-pulleys 8 mounted thereon. This arm Shes e supplemental arm 9 pivoted thereto et its outer extremity 10, and this erm 9is formed with the tar ctecerier 9 at one end and e. ratchet il 4 5 et tle other end. The arm 5 lies also e triger device 12 secured thereto,held-in pesition by e coiled s ring 1.3-, which trigger de'- viccengages the ug or lip 14 on the under sido of the su iemental arm 9 andkeeps it 5o in position. he erm 9 has also a pivotal shaft 15, providedwith a crank-erm 15, ce' pebleof rotary motion, Secred pivotally at itsouter end, and this erm is connected to a coiled spring 16. The other orinner end of l t edi estable 1n un ner. This bor l i is edjustablyconnected to the trigger device 12 by means of o link 12 end is operatedsimultaneously therewith, said link having s. slot 12b, where in moves epin or stud 120,connected with the ber'l?, YSaid link'olso has et itsfree end e. set-screw 12", forming an adustehle abof ment or Contactmember for t Yspin or stud 12, the position oi said set-screw determin-V-ingtlre point et which the link shell be aetnetedjto @(perare thetrigger end release the erin 9.1m er the impulse oi the movable bar17,7heving the pin 12. The lower orienter end of this ber 17hesconnected thereto-iin" 'operating chain or cord 18, which chainpnsseshetween the guide-pulleys in the upright' heedpieee and isconnected to 'any' suelile red or bnr 19, leading to the operetor'sstation. The carrier is formed a sinle piece with the supplemental annabove Vdescribed and is so constructed that either one'or two targetsmay be dropped into it, and when the trap is operated the double tergetwill he thrown es easily end quickly as e sin leg' The rod runninthrough the upt or heed-piece de en' s below the base 2,

her 26, which is connected to the ed'ustinglever This lever when thrownorward Vor backward will set the trap and predeterminethe angle at whichthe target is to loe thrown. On the top of the mein erro I have errengeda bolt 23, arranged in e. housing and Yadapted t-en ege theratchet-teeth on the Vfront end of t 1e carrier-erm when the trap issprung. I arrange s. coiled spring 24 et the iront end of the mein erman is so erranved es to be placed under tension when the slieit I5,having the crank 15 and carrying the arm 9, is partly rotated under theimpulse oi the s ring 16 and related parte, as wil be presently morefully described. Seid spring will thus operate to return the carrier toclosed position.

The device'is of course easily operated et any angle, es the chain willpass freely hefween the goidwpulleys on the heed-piece no metter etwllet position the operator stands, end the targets' can be thrown etany angle hy moons of an equally easily operated device. The deviceoperates automatically and Vpermits of edljustment in any manner thisclass. I he slotted mein erm will ermit 'the adjustment vertically, andthepiv 5 5 the spring issecured' to. e ber 17, which her is pivotallyconnected .to the .in'in arm 5 in an otcl connection to the bese willpermit vany this springA end toits lower end I eve attached e pivotalthat may he ossib y'ncccssary in a. device of Ilo lateral inovernent, sothat it is clear-ly seen that any angle at all may be attained- Theoperation of the device is simple and easy, all

friction having been reduced to a minimum,

and the construction is as simple as is consistent with theaccomplishment of the purposes for which the device is intended.

The operation of the device is as follows: The target is placed in' thecarrier by merely dropping it into position. By u ling the operating-rod19 and the chain 8 the pivoted bar 17 will be drawn back and the spring16 will b e extended and placed under tension, exerting stress upon thecrank-erm 15, which wouldshaft 15 and to swing the arm 9 partly aroundbutoI-lthe presence of the tri ger-142, whereby the arm is held againstsuolil move ment. 'A t apredetsinined point, however, which is governedby previous adjustment of the set-screw 12d, said setfscrew or contactmember is engaged by thepin 12e,- connected with the bar 17, thusoperating the link 12L and the trig Ver 12, and thereby releasing thearm 9', wlnc now swings around' under the impulse of the sprin 16,thereby dischar ing the target at an. ang 'e which is determined byprevious adjustment of the arm 5 and the standard or u right '4. Whenthe arm 9 swings aroun under 4the ,impulse of the spring 16, the s 24,connected with the pivotal shaft 15, is partly wound or placed undertension, andf said sp will as soon as stress upon the sp 16 1s releasedbe operative to restore the arm 9 to its ,initielI position. The erm 9,however, will not. be thus restored until' the locking-bolt 23 isdisengaged frcm the ratchet-teeth 11, whichiit automatically engageswhen thearmswings around Vto 'a 'target-discharging position.-

`The release of the lockingbolt may bev efect- A I l ger device willautomatic-al `position for a repetition lof may be overned by.adjustment of extent to4 ed or strained previous to the be 'operative torock the j ed manually or the locking mechanism formed hv the bolt andthe'ratchet-teeth may be dispensed with, if desired. `When under the imulsemf the spring 24 the cer- ?Jier is restore to its initial osition,the trigy @nasse the lug 14, and the carrier-arrn will thus be held inlthe o eration. of the ischnrge the setthe position of which ,vom thewhich the spring 16 wil be extenddiseharge e! will be seen that theforce screw l the tra and'its operation, what I claim, v secure byLetters Patent, i's-l arm at the other end of said shaft, a spfi'ing`having an adjustable contact oted arm having a' conact-pin sldlablq;

gaging the slotted link, e sp1-ingrV coliineeting. the `pivoted armably-guided iexible pulling ine1nbere0nneeted with the pivoted arm,"andnectedfwith the shaft carrying the crankarm and adapted to be wound orplaced uib der tension when theshaft is rotated ulidieithe ililnpulse ofthe spring connected wit-l1- the cran In testimony whereof l' aflix mysigneture .in presence of two subscribiri witnesses.

1 VVILSQN BOWERS.

Witnesses: i I

. J. FRED Bownus, i G. HENRY HEINLY.

actuated tr'gger enga ing the Iier-m, a slotted' link connect withthetriggenand with the crank-arm, s, Seite a spring con@ f i 55 Havingthus fully described my invention and to A target-tmp comprisinga base,en oslzil 4

